Nutshell vs Ringy (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Nutshell grades higher than Ringy: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Nutshell grades higher on value for money, the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Nutshell
Sales CRM with email marketing, forms and AI built into every plan
Ringy
Sales CRM with built-in calling, texting and drip campaigns
Which one is for you
Pick Nutshell if
- Fits if you're a small sales team and want lead forms, landing pages and web chat inside the CRM
- Works for teams that want live support and onboarding help, which come on every plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're on Foundation, with 100 active leads, 1 pipeline and 10 custom fields
- Pricey if you need sales automation or more than one pipeline, which start on Pro at $42 a user
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only the 14-day trial
- Watch out: two-way SMS and social inboxes are $16 a user, and proposals and invoices $79 a month, on top
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $19 a user for Foundation against $13 yearly, and $49 for Pro against $42
Pick Ringy if
- Fits if your team works leads by phone and text all day
- Works for sales teams that want calling inside the CRM
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need to know the price per seat, as the page doesn't say
- Watch out: past 1,000 minutes and 1,000 texts a month, each costs $0.01
- Pricey if you want the power dialer, call scripting or AI, which cost extra
- Watch out: local numbers are $1 a month each, and the free trial length isn't stated
How we grade them
| 2.4GPANutshellFair | 1.8GPARingyWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CFoundation is $13 a user a month on yearly billing, well below the middle of this category, but 100 active leads and one pipeline is not a sales team's plan. Growth lifts the cap at $25, about the middle, and sales automation and extra pipelines need Pro at $42. | D$119 a month against a CRM middle of $29, and the page doesn't say per user or per account. Calls and texts are metered past 1,000 a month, and the dialer and AI tools are add-ons. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. The trial is 14 days and asks for no credit card. Every plan does come with 150 free marketing emails a month, but you're paying for the CRM underneath them. | DA free trial exists, but the pricing page doesn't give its length, so we can't count it as a week or more. |
| Features | BA drag-and-drop pipeline, two-way Gmail and Outlook sync, bulk email, reports and quotas, sales automation, AI call and meeting summaries, plus forms, landing pages and web chat on every plan. The sales job covered, with a slice of marketing. SMS and proposals are paid add-ons. | CCRM with softphone, lead distribution, call recording and drip campaigns. The listing's gaps: the power dialer, call scripting and AI tools are paid add-ons. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record, and it's a CRM to set up: pipelines, stages, email and calendar sync, forms. What helps is that live support and onboarding help come with every plan, even the $13 one. | CNo store rating on record. You'll connect numbers, set up lead distribution and campaigns. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with no desktop app. It connects to Gmail, Google Calendar, Outlook, Calendly, Aircall, DocuSign, Google Meet and Facebook Messenger, and there's an API. | BWeb CRM with a mobile app and an API. No desktop app or integrations list on the page. |
| Best for | small sales teams that want marketing built in | sales teams that call and text leads from the CRM |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Nutshell and Ringy. How we grade
Price against what you get
Nutshell starts at $13 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Ringy starts at $119 a month and scores 2.3.
Nutshell scores higher and starts $106 a month lower. Of the other CRM tools on the chart, 3 score higher than Nutshell for less, and 43 score higher than Ringy for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Nutshell also covers booking links and forms.
- Ringy also covers email campaigns, business phone line and business texting.
At a glance
| Nutshell | Ringy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $13 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) | $119 per month (user basis not stated) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | Free trial; length not stated on the pricing page |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Nutshell (part of WebFX) | Ringy |
| Price read from | nutshell.com | ringy.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Nutshell
- There is no free plan; the free trial lasts 14 days.
- Foundation is limited to 100 active leads, 1 pipeline and 10 custom fields.
- Sales automation, multiple pipelines and the meeting scheduler start at Pro, $42 per user / month billed annually.
- Two-way SMS and social inboxes ($16 per user / month) and proposals and invoices ($79 a month) are paid add-ons.
Ringy
- The pricing page does not say whether $119 is per user or per account, and it shows an offer banner that mentions only a date.
- Usage is metered: 1,000 minutes and 1,000 texts a month are included, then $0.01 per outbound minute or text.
- Local phone numbers cost $1 a month each and emails $0.001 each.
- The power dialer, call scripting and AI tools cost extra.
Key features
Nutshell
- Leads and pipelines
- A drag-and-drop board shows where each lead stands. Foundation and Growth have one pipeline, Pro has 5, Business 10 and Enterprise unlimited.
- Email and calendar sync
- Two-way sync with Gmail and Outlook keeps emails and calendar events attached to contacts, with email templates and one-click bulk emailing.
- Sales automation
- Growth adds lead assignment rules and custom stage goals, and Pro adds sales automation for routine pipeline tasks.
- Reporting and quotas
- Growth adds activity reports and sales quotas, and Pro unlocks advanced reporting. Enterprise includes read-only SQL access to the data.
- AI outcomes and assists
- AI outcomes cover call and meeting summaries, lead research and email campaign drafts, metered at 10 to 150 per user a month by plan. Lighter AI assists are unlimited.
- Forms, chat and email marketing
- Every plan includes a form builder, landing pages, web chat with an AI chatbot and 150 free marketing emails a month. Larger email volumes and SMS are paid add-ons.
Ringy
- CRM with cloud softphone
- Click-to-call dialing, local caller ID and call recording sit alongside lead management and a sales pipeline.
- Lead distribution
- Leads can be distributed across agents and sorted with tags, with agent coaching and reporting on top.
- SMS and email drip campaigns
- Automated texts and emails nurture cold leads on a schedule while reps work other deals.
- Power dialer add-on
- An optional +$70 per month add-on that lists unlimited voice minutes, voicemail drops and real-time reporting.
- AI add-ons
- Call scripting and AI-written reply suggestions are each +$10 per month.
- Mobile app and API
- The vendor lists a mobile CRM app, two-factor authentication and SSO, and an API for integrations.
Plans
Nutshell
Foundation$13
per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
Unlimited contacts and storage, email and calendar sync, AI chatbot, form builder and landing pages. 1 pipeline and 100 active leads.
Growth$25
per user / month, billed annually ($32 billed monthly)
Adds activity reports, sales quotas, lead assignment rules, custom stage goals and hot leads, with unlimited active leads.
Pro$42
per user / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
Adds 5 custom pipelines, advanced reporting, sales automation, AI lead recaps and next steps, and a meeting scheduler.
Business$59
per user / month, billed annually ($67 billed monthly)
Adds 10 custom pipelines, the advanced meeting scheduler, audit log and changelog, and additional teams and territories.
Enterprise$79
per user / month, billed annually ($89 billed monthly)
Adds unlimited pipelines and custom fields, enterprise SSO, read-only SQL data access and phone support.
Ringy
Ringy CRM$119
per month; seats and billing basis not stated
CRM plus cloud softphone, lead distribution, reports, call recording and SMS and email drip. Page also shows a $20 off banner.
Ways to pay less
Nutshell
- Annual discount
Lower per-user price with annual billing
The pricing toggle advertises 15% off for annual billing. Listed savings run from $6 to $10 per user a month: Foundation is $13 instead of $19, Enterprise $79 instead of $89.
Ringy
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Nutshell or Ringy?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Nutshell starts at $13 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly), and Ringy starts at $119 per month (user basis not stated). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Nutshell or Ringy?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Nutshell nor Ringy has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Nutshell and Ringy run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Nutshell lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.